Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!ames!vsi1!teda!zehntel!donw From: donw@zehntel.zehntel.com (Don White) Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga Subject: Re: GAMES: Drakkhen (next game of the year) Message-ID: <4347@zehntel.UUCP> Date: 13 Apr 90 21:15:01 GMT References: <3456@dogie.macc.wisc.edu> Sender: usenet@zehntel.UUCP Reply-To: donw@zehntel.UUCP (Don White) Organization: Zehntel, Inc. Walnut Creek, CA Lines: 40 In article <3456@dogie.macc.wisc.edu> gilmore@vms.macc.wisc.edu (Neil Gilmore) writes: >I strongly disagree here, mostly because of the following 2 problems, >one of which is an outright bug. > >The bug: > >Occasionally, when in the mode where all the characters are visible, >their mouse code gets screwed up and the pointer constantly rises (a al I also think Drakkhen is the best thing since sliced bread! This bug is something I noticed right away. But, it is easily stopped any time it occurs by tapping the cursor arrows. (Mostly the arrow for the direction opposite to the direction of drift). I've also had the antimagic spell become permament. This is sorta nasty. But it is safe to save and then restart your amiga. THE MAGIC IS BACK!! The only other thing I've noticed is the typo for two of the magic spells. The drakkhen magic characters for antimagic and resurrect are wrong. (They repeat previous commands isolate and restore.) This is easily recognized once you figure out that the magic commands are just a simple cipher. You can learn the entire drakkhen alphabet.(except for w,x, and z which are not used in any commands) I can actually READ and WRITE in Draakh!!!! OK That catalogs all the bugs I have seen. Each problem has a fairly simple work around. The only other complaint I've heard is that it is hard to get started cause you die too easy. That is pretty much true in all such games. Save often. Also, don't pass up the opportunity to get healing elixer in the first castle (Hordtkhens' castle). This gets you six doses of 8 points each per bottle. This stuff NEVER MISSES! Also later you will get heal major which does not need to be aimed. It heals everyone in the party by a certain number of points! Hope this helps. This is an excellent game. It may take a while to get used to it, but when you do, LOOKOUT! Don W. (Not affiliated with Drakhs in any way except combatively) * Don White * * Box 271177 Concord, CA. 94527-1177 * * zehntel!donw *